Members of the European Parliament wearing tee-shirts reading "Restore Nature" react as they take part in a voting session on EU nature restoration law during a plenary session at the European ...

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We've all heard of human rights and civil rights, but what about the rights of nature? A growing global movement is working to give plants, animals and ecosystems some of the same legal protections as ...

A group of Wisconsin Democrats argue natural features in Wisconsin should be given their own legal standing, according to Wisconsin Public Radio. This comes after the Ho-Chunk Nation and Menominee ...

The Earth is “on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster,” according to “The 2024 State of the Climate Report.” Sounding the alarm on the “emergency” we find ourselves in, the report warns that ...

BRUSSELS, June 1 (Reuters) - European Union plans to restore damaged natural ecosystems are hanging in the balance after the EU Parliament's biggest lawmaker group walked out of negotiations on the ...

Salmon—the fish—are suing the City of Seattle in Sauk-Suiattle tribal court, seeking recognition of their legal rights to exist, flourish and regenerate. The Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe filed the ...

A novel claim defending the rights of wild rice against a Minnesota pipeline may pave a new path for lawsuits over U.S. fossil fuel projects. A novel claim defending the rights of wild rice against a ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. While the dangerous effects of climate change ...